If the oil money stinks, we have to give away more

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4 October 2024 15:39

If the oil money stinks, we have to give away more

Gunnar S. Eskeland: The oil revenues have a whiff of both war profit and climate damage. We should probably give more to Ukraine and to climate measures in developing countries.

Since greenhouse gas emissions are not yet combated or taxed sufficiently globally, it can be argued that Norway is "overpaid" for its gas and oil. And thus causes emissions and profits from the fact that they are not fully paid for, Gunnar S. Eskeland writes.

His feature article Stinker oljepengene, må vi gi bort mer (in Norwegian) was published in Dagens Næringsliv on 3 October, 2024.